I hadn’t realised how close Ardeseir is to Inverness airport. Peeped through the curtains and was greeted by this plane taking off in the early morning light.
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Day 46 / 365 – Photo a Day Project 2023
We left the Premier Inn at lunchtime and headed over to Ardeseir where we’d booked an Airbnb apartment looking over the sea. It will be a great place to spend some time here resting and recouperating before making the long journey back home (66 miles driving + 5 hour ferry + 50 miles driving). The apartment is lovely and has everything we will need for the next 10 days.
Day 45 / 365 – Photo a Day Project 2023
Unbelievably after seeing the consultant (who did yesterdays op.) he deemed me fit for discharge! I’m not going back to the island yet but will hang around for a wee while until i’m feeling much more comfortable to travel. We headed away from the hospital after lunch and booked back into the Premier Inn. The staff there were so sweet and had put a lovely note and a wee gift in my room. Still feeling very sore and horribly bloated from all the gas they pump you full of but getting about slowly and carefully. MrT is being a superstar looking after me.
Talking of superstars I really cannot speak highly enough about the staff at Raigmore who were absolutely amazing, all so kind, caring and considerate.
Day 44 / 365 – Photo a Day Project 2023
OK so strictly speaking this photo was not taken by me but I requested it. It was taken once I was back on the ward and about five hours after the 3 to 3.5 hour surgery that I had this morning which all seems to have gone well. I’m now one kidney short of a full complement but i’m also rid of the nearly 5″ tumour that had become best buddies with it. I’m very sore and not moving about too much yet and whatever happens don’t make me laugh it’s too painful haha!
Day 43 / 365 – Photo a Day Project 2023
A lovely afternoon chatting and catching up with my friend (she’d been on nights the last couple of nights) then late afternoon we headed over to Inverness as we had booked into the a Premier Inn so that we would be very close to the hospital as I am to go straight to theatre tomorrow morning at 7.30am. A lovely view in the late afternoon looking towards the Kessock Bridge.
Day 42 / 365 – Photo a Day Project 2023
At 08:30am I had to go to Raigmore hospital for my pre-op assessment. It was amazingly thorough, I was weighed, measured, blood pressure (they said it would probably be the best they’d see all day and I said “and that’s with me being really nervous!”, blood samples taken, chest listened to, some kind of breathing test (peak flow test I think), many many questions. Once it was over and done with we headed to the big Tesco for a well deserved coffee and breakfast.
Later in the morning we headed over to Findhorn as I hadn’t been before and we ended up having a fab lunch at The Captain’s Table – we’d only gone in for coffee haha.
Day 40 / 365 – Photo a Day Project 2023
With my surgery scheduled for the 13th at Inverness and the awful weather at the moment I was worried that I wouldn’t get off the island so a couple of days ago booked a flight. Flying from Benbecula the plane stops off at Stornoway, some people disembark there and others travelling onwards stay on the plane, passenger numbers are then boosted by people getting on at Stornoway.
All went smoothly and I got a taxi to a hotel in Inverness – hopefully MrT can get the ferry tomorrow to join me!
Day 39 / 365 – Photo a Day Project 2023
A day to stay indoors – winds gusting to almost 70mph today and lashing rain this afternoon. Todays photo was taken from the window looking out 🙂
Day 38 / 365 – Photo a Day Project 2023
A very busy day with lots to sort out and a friend called by for coffee in the morning and in the afternoon I visited another friend for yet more coffee 🙂 As I arrived home the sun was setting. As it had been the best day for a good while (we had sunshine!) there was a lovely sunset.
Day 37 / 365 – Photo a Day Project 2023
Lying in bed around 10pm and realised that I hadn’t taken a photo today! Ooops. Anyway I took a photo of something quite uninspiring – my bedroom curtains – then played with a few apps and blended part of yesterdays image and ened up with this.
